I used to shoot Trap there every week many years ago. Usually shot 3-5 rounds. Most of the guys would shoot a round or two and then hang out in the clubhouse so I could easily rotate back into a round.FWIW i did a round of trap at MCF&G.
Never been before.
Nice place, nice people.
Only shot one round due to an injury a day before ( no probs but taking it easy ).
Hope to get down and redeem myself, shot the worst ever in 20 years ( but still had fun ).
Can't zoom in to see but is that the Special Sporting Clays Edition?Picked this beauty up a couple years back from a member here. 1995 Browning Citori 12 gauge. Excellent for the clay course and 5 stand.
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Why not? What you doing jump shooting them bunnies?Plus I wont shoot a rabbit w a 12 ga.
Yes sir. And ported barrels.Can't zoom in to see but is that the Special Sporting Clays Edition?
Im pretty good at getting em up, and poppin em quick.Why not? What you doing jump shooting them bunnies?
Use a light, soft load an you will never have a problem using a 12 on rabbit. Been shooting rabbit with a 12g for 35 or 36 years now. Gotta let the rabbit run give them hounds a chase, put some distance between them and you
I can shoot trap local, but like visiting diff clubs.I used to shoot Trap there every week many years ago. Usually shot 3-5 rounds. Most of the guys would shoot a round or two and then hang out in the clubhouse so I could easily rotate back into a round.
They are good folks there. They taught me a lot. I started out at low teens scores and occasionally single digits. An old timer there took a aside, looked at my sighting and helped me correct it. The next round I shot a 21 and after that I was in the high teens, low 20's.
Fun times, but then I moved and it is too far to drive now.
A trend even for skeet shooters, is longer barrels. I remember when skeeters often shot 26-28" barreled guns. For a clays gun, it seems to be that 30 -32" is very common. One exception to that is a number of trap shooters seem to prefer a 34" even more. Barrel length doesn't make much difference ballistically so it's just more a matter of personal preference and what balance an individual likes.I can shoot trap local, but like visiting diff clubs.
Tried my 26" magnum 1100 SP w synth stock and it was just too light ( compared to prev 30" wood stocked 1100s ).
Shot the Citori Hunter 20 ga w 28" bbls. Its too light but if I relax it does OK.
Its my hunting gun for upland so aint gonna be ideal for Trap.
Of course this means I proly should buy a 30" 12 ga LOL
Itd be a hunting model too, as thats my primary, but a little longer and heavier would be better for clays IMHO.
I shot there a few years ago with some buddies at a fundraiser. Very nice place.Been wanting to check this place out.
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Ruger dumped the red label line in 2011 -Then dumped their remaining parts a few years later. Nice gun but a dead horse.There are so many nice trap guns.
I use a ruger red label sporting clays model. Hunted pheasant all over the country and shoot trap and clays. Might look into ruger
Ruger dumped the red label line in 2011 -Then dumped their remaining parts a few years later. Nice gun but a dead horse.
Yeah I tend to agree. I have a few friends that shoot Kolars, but they cost some serious coin. Which, the guys that I know who have them shoot many many registered targets every year and go to several competitions. So, IMHO they can justify the cost of one. Most casual shooters it's hard to justify.Ruger getting out of the O/U game is dissapointing , they were the ONLY affordable American made sporting shotgun on the market to my knowledge. Kolars are amazing but not very attainable to the average Joe IMHO.
Ruger getting out of the O/U game is dissapointing , they were the ONLY affordable American made sporting shotgun on the market to my knowledge. Kolars are amazing but not very attainable to the average Joe IMHO.
Absolutely trueThe average joe doesn't need a kolar.
Not many ppl putting up 30k registed targets a year. Kolar, beretta DT, perazzi mx/hightech, krieghoff. Those are guns built to 30k a year for 15 years.
Most ppl never shoot 5k of shotshell in their life. A cz or other Turkish built gun would literally out last most shooters.
Someone who only shoot 1k a year would literally be better of spending money on a fitted wood stock than a different gun. If they want to shoot better quicker.
I found the Red Label in 12 to be a bit thumpy. Just never really felt right. Citori 12 was way more comfy, but my magnum 30" did hit higher that I liked ( growing up w Rem 1100 and 870 ).Ruger getting out of the O/U game is dissapointing , they were the ONLY affordable American made sporting shotgun on the market to my knowledge. Kolars are amazing but not very attainable to the average Joe IMHO.